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licorice
01
having a dark black color, resembling the hue of licorice candy, often used to describe a deep and rich shade of black
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most licorice
Comparative
more licorice
gradable
domain
color, perception, materials
Examples
The bedroom walls were painted with a deep licorice tint.
Licorice
01
deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
plant
Composition
Simple
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
licorices
1.1
a sweet black strong-tasting substance produced from the root of a plant, which is used to make sweets or in medicine
Examples
She loved the sweet taste of licorice, and she always kept a bag of licorice candies in her purse.
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